Onward Fisher: Brighouse Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Onward Fisher: Brighouse Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth as Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)-(1987). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The *Onward Fisher* was a motor fishing vessel active in the 20th century, specifically recorded until 1987, operating in the coastal waters of Wigtown Bay and the Solway Firth. It was lost in Brighouse Bay, likely due to local fishing hazards or coastal erosion, with no significant cargo or lives lost, representing a typical example of Scotland’s smaller fishing fleet of that era.